Stocks open higher, gold and silver surge
Digest more
Silver has had quite the run-up over the last year, climbing from a mere $29 per ounce at the start of 2025 to almost $80 per ounce by the end of it. As of January 6, 2026, the price of silver sits at $80.62, according to American Hartford Gold.
Check the latest silver price on January 07, 2026. Get updated 1gm and 1 kg rates for Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad Bhubaneswar and other major cities.
The rally has sparked a surge in investor demand and strained already-limited supplies, with buyers snapping up silver bullion as prices climb.
Investors in silver should brace themselves for a pullback following the biggest annual gain since the Carter administration, according to one recent reading based on historic price data.
Silver has closed 2025 as the best-performing asset after a historic 26% surge in December. Yet market participants warn that this rally is not a replay of the Hunt brothers' blow‑off in 1980 or the QE panic in 2011.
Silver Price Today briefly overtook NVIDIA's $4.68T market cap and all of crypto. Elon Musk's warning on China export restrictions sparked the historic buying frenzy.
Experts expect silver prices to shift further in 2026 as demand and inflation further impact precious metal prices.
Silver surged 161% in 2025, hitting a record $86.62 per ounce, driven by industrial demand, supply constraints, and investor interest, says Tata Mutual Fund. India led global imports.